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April 11 Community Announcments
Scouts selling Camp Cards Cub Scouts Pack 356 is selling Camp Cards for $5 each through May 13. If you would like to purchase, call Lisa Ledford at 365-9402 or William Stafford at (317) 250-7250. Family Connections FRC Advisory Council to meet...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Disease Prevention, Farms, Health, Relay for Life
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Rabies, microchip clinics set
The Humane Society of Washington County has scheduled rabies, microchip and dog license clinics this year: • Saturday, April 20 — Boonsboro High School, 10 Campus Ave., Boonsboro, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No rabies vaccinations will be available...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Schools, Semiconductors and Active Components, High Schools, Disease Prevention
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Flu-related deaths total 43 in San Diego County, a near-record
L.A. NOWThree more influenza-related deaths in San Diego County have pushed the seasonal total to 43, the second highest on record, county health officials reported Wednesday. But "on a positive note," new lab-confirmed flu cases declined for the fourth... -
Life Out Here: Getting off the junk
While I may not be a political junkie, I certainly am an enthusiastic recreational user. But I think I’m ready to quit. I’m tired, I’m disgusted, and I’m saddened that everyone involved is acting so abominably. The body of the...
Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Government, Disease Prevention, Firearms
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...
Tags: Pneumonia, High Blood Pressure, Substance Abuse, Diphtheria , Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Police officer latest victim of anti-vaccination violence in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Gunmen shot and killed a police officer assigned to safeguard a polio vaccination team in the northwest city of Mardan on Tuesday, the latest in a pattern of attacks that have jeopardized efforts to rein in the disease in the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Islamabad (Pakistan), Disease Prevention, Viral Diseases and Infections, Shootings
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Renewed pertussis threat in Northern Michigan comes with expanded recommendations
The number of pertussis cases, otherwise known as whooping cough, are rising nationally, and cases locally in 2013 are up as well. Pertussis can be unknowingly spread to others, especially infants and young children, to whom it may be deadly....
Tags: Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Coughing, Tetanus, Disease Prevention
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CDC: No link between vaccination schedule and autism
HealthResearchers have released another study about infant vaccinations and autism and the results match up with what other reports have found: The number of vacccines an infant receives is not linked to increased risk of being diagnosed with autism.... -
Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds
Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it’s turning out...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, MRSA, American Medical Association, Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health
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U.S. panel: Wait on anthrax vaccine testing for kids
The federal government must perform more tests on adults before it can ethically move forward with controversial anthrax vaccine trials in children, members of a federal bioethics panel said. "The safety of our children is paramount, and we have to get...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, National Government, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Anthrax, Government
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Chicken pox vaccine effective over long term, Kaiser study finds
Once upon a time, not too terribly long ago, getting the chicken pox was practically a rite of passage for kids. But now, nearly 20 years after approval of a vaccine for the varicella virus, which causes the itchy illness, chicken pox is a rarity. A new...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Pediatrics, Varicella Vaccine, Disease Prevention
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The cost of sexually transmitted disease
Doctors and patients alike are often uncomfortable talking about sexual health and sexually transmitted disease. But a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that this squeamishness costs society millions of dollars spent trying to...Tags: Sexual Health, Diseases and Illnesses, HPV Vaccine, High Blood Pressure, Health Insurance Cost
Apr 10, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Mar 6, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
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